P.7 Candidate Commits Suicide After Being Flogged 80 strokes For Loving Fellow Pupil

October 22, 2022 Uganda news Comments Off on P.7 Candidate Commits Suicide After Being Flogged 80 strokes For Loving Fellow Pupil

Learners, staff and the public have been thrown into shock after a young male P.7 candidate committed suicide at St Yuda Tadeo Primary School in Bukomansimbi district. Sources say that this learner was accused of trying to woo a fellow learner. This saw him get a punishment of about 80 strokes. He was apparently caned 30 times and then told ...

Laws Against Child Rights Violators Should Be Enforced – UCRNN

May 18, 2022 Uganda news Comments Off on Laws Against Child Rights Violators Should Be Enforced – UCRNN

The Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) regrets the increasing reports of physical, sexual, and emotional violence. This cuts across reports from homes, schools, as well as communities involving children. A video made rounds on social media recently of a mother brutally beating her biological 10-year-old son. Another is of a teacher who defiled a 6-year-old girl. On Tuesday 17, ...